DEPARTMENT
Information Technology
REQUESTED ACTION (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Request approval for Fulton County Information Technology to utilize cooperative purchasing, City of Atlanta Contract, SP-S/DAIM/2210-1230127, On-Call IT Services, in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 with uWork.com, Inc. d/b/a Covendis Technologies, Inc., (Atlanta, GA). Effective January 1, 2025 through August 11, 2025. (APPROVED)
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REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
??In accordance with Purchasing Code Section 102-462, requests for approval to utilize cooperative purchasing or GSA purchase contracts of more than $100,000 shall be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for approval.??
STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREA RELATED TO THIS ITEM (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
COMMISSION DISTRICTS AFFECTED
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IS THIS A PURCHASING ITEM?
Yes
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND: FCIT has challenges with attrition and quickly staffing critical positions which leads to infrastructure and operational stability issues. To resolve these issues, FCIT is seeking to partner with uWork.com, Inc. to augment its talent pool and completion of project-related work.
Scope of Work: Immediate acquisition of critical resources to address risks and negative impact as well as a staffing model needed to support Fulton County IT services and operations. The critical resources are listed below:
1. Database Architect
2. Web Systems Engineer/Senior Intranet Specialist
3. Applications Support (Analyst or Engineer)
4. Datacenter Operations Engineer
5. Network Engineer
6. Storage and Compute Engineer/Systems Engineer
7. Endpoint Support Engineer
8. Program Project Manager
9. Business Analyst
10.Vendor Relationship Manager
11.Training Coordinator
Additionally, this scope includes project-relate...
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